Lazaro is a poor beggar who the rich man ignores so when they both die the rich man goes to hell and Lazaro goes to heaven. The other story of Lazaro is the one about the rich man and the beggar. When Jesus arrives Lazaro is already dead so he brings him back to life. Lazaro is sick so his sisters send word to Jesus. One is the Lazaro that Jesus brings back to life. As you know there are two stories of Lazaro in the bible. Ok, so San Lazaro for Cubans is a combination of three different figures. The google is pretty useless in this topic so I’m hoping maybe some Cubans can lend me some knowledge? Historians of Reddit as well. In other words, in the bible, Lazarus is but a footnote.īut how did this, for lack of a better term, footnote of a character become so predominantly important to Cuba and even Miami as a whole?ĭid something in Cuban history happened regarding San Lazaro? Be it a politician used him in his speeches or whatnot? Is it a history predating Cuba itself? Cubans will know what I’m talking about.Īs bible critic it doesn’t make sense to me, because Lazaro is only mentioned once in the New Testament in John - Chapter 11, two times if Luke - Chapter 16 is indeed talking about the same Lazarus as the gospel of John. Lazaro in crutches and the two dogs looking at him. I’ll go in a Cuban small business and they’ll have a giant statue of St. I almost always see Cubans wearing gold pendants of Lazaro. Lazarus) is such an important figure in Cuba. One thing that doesn’t make sense to me is why San Lazaro (St. Since Cuban cuisine is my favorite, I’m almost always talking to a Cuban at the restaurants. I live in Miami, with all you lovely Cubans. Previous AMAs | Previous Roundtables Featuresįeature posts are posted weekly. May 25th | Panel AMA with /r/AskBibleScholars Please Subscribe to our Google Calendar for Upcoming AMAs and Events To nominate someone else as a Quality Contributor, message the mods. Our flaired users have detailed knowledge of their historical specialty and a proven record of excellent contributions to /r/AskHistorians. Please Read and Understand the Rules Before Contributing. Report Comments That Break Reddiquette or the Subreddit Rules. Serious On-Topic Comments Only: No Jokes, Anecdotes, Clutter, or other Digressions.

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